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NBA Schedule 2026–27 — Season Dates, Playoffs, Finals
NBA 2026–27 season key dates: opening night, All-Star Weekend, Play-In Tournament, Playoffs, and Finals.
Key dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| NBA Cup group play | Early November 2026 |
| NBA Cup knockout rounds | December 9–16, 2026 |
| All-Star Weekend | February 13–15, 2027 (Cleveland) |
| All-Star Game | February 15, 2027 |
| Trade deadline | February 5, 2027 |
| Regular season ends | April 12, 2027 |
| Play-In Tournament | April 14–17, 2027 |
| Playoffs (1st round) | April 18, 2027 |
| NBA Finals | June 3–20, 2027 (best-of-7) |
| NBA Draft | Late June 2027 |
Season structure
The NBA regular season runs from late October to mid-April with each of the 30 teams playing 82 games. The schedule is heavy with back-to-backs and 5-games-in-7-days stretches, especially around holidays.
Sixteen teams reach the playoffs through a combination of automatic qualification (top six in each conference) and the Play-In Tournament (seeds 7–10). The full playoffs are best-of-seven across four rounds, ending in the NBA Finals in June.
The NBA Cup (formerly In-Season Tournament) is a midseason competition with group play in November and knockouts in December.
How to subscribe
The NBA publishes official team calendars on each team's page at nba.com — look for the calendar icon. ESPN team pages also export .ics files. Third-party services like Calsche maintain consolidated cross-team feeds.